The best cities to visit in August for good weather, ranked by a sightseeing-comfort score from ten-year climate normals. Top pick: Harare.
Ranked by a 0–100 sightseeing-comfort score built from ten-year monthly climate normals (Open-Meteo): warm-but-not-hot days and low rainfall score highest. Part of our wider best time to visit study.
| # | City | August comfort |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HarareZimbabwe | 97 |
| 2 | San FranciscoUnited States | 93 |
| 3 | GuarulhosBrazil | 90 |
| 4 | VancouverCanada | 89 |
| 5 | SeattleUnited States | 88 |
| 6 | MatolaMozambique | 87 |
| 7 | Pointe-NoireRepublic of the Congo | 87 |
| 8 | LisbonPortugal | 86 |
| 9 | LondonUnited Kingdom | 85 |
| 10 | MoscowRussia | 85 |
| 11 | UfaRussia | 84 |
| 12 | GibraltarGibraltar | 83 |
| 13 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 83 |
| 14 | NiceFrance | 82 |
| 15 | AntwerpBelgium | 81 |
| 16 | BerlinGermany | 81 |
| 17 | IstanbulTurkey | 81 |
| 18 | OdesaUkraine | 81 |
| 19 | MonacoMonaco | 80 |
| 20 | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 80 |
| 21 | UtrechtThe Netherlands | 80 |
| 22 | ParisFrance | 79 |
| 23 | Porto AlegreBrazil | 79 |
| 24 | UEruemqiChina | 79 |
| 25 | MontrealCanada | 78 |
| 26 | TorontoCanada | 78 |
| 27 | AmsterdamThe Netherlands | 77 |
| 28 | BirminghamUnited Kingdom | 77 |
| 29 | San MarinoSan Marino | 77 |
| 30 | ViennaAustria | 77 |